Show that if $a+b+c=0$ then $(\frac{a}{b-c}+\frac{b}{c-a}+\frac{c}{a-b})(\frac{b-c}{a}+\frac{c-a}{b}+\frac{a-b}{c})=9$.

In a certain language there are $n$ letters. A sequence of letters is a word, if there are no two equal letters between two other equal letters. Find the number of words of the maximum length.

Prove that \[ \frac{1}{a^2+2} + \frac{1}{b^2+2} + \frac{1}{c^2+2} \le \frac{1}{6ab+c^2} + \frac{1}{6bc+a^2} + \frac{1}{6ca+b^2} \] for all positive real numbers $a$, $b$ and $c$ satisfying $a^2+b^2+c^2=1$.

Several clocks lie on the table. It is known that at some moment the sum of distances between a point $X$ of the table and the ends of their minute hands is not equal to the sum of distances between $X$ and the ends of their hour hands. Prove that there is a moment when the sum of distances between $X$ and the ends of their minute hands is greater than the sum of distances between $X$ and the ends of their hour hands. (E. Barabanov, I. Voronovich)

Tow circumferences of radius $R_1$ and $R_2$ are tangent externally between each other. Besides that, they are both tangent to a semicircle with radius of 1, as shown in the figure. (Diagram is in the attachment) a) If $A_1$ and $A_2$ are the tangency points of the two circumferences with the diameter of the semicircle, find the length of $\overline{A_1 A_2}$. b) Prove that $R_{1}+R_{2}=2\sqrt{R_{1}R_{2}}(\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{R_{1}R_{2}})$.

find all $f : \mathbb{C} \to \mathbb{C}$ st: $$f(f(x)+yf(y))=x+|y|^2$$ for all $x,y \in \mathbb{C}$

Let $p\in\mathbb N,f:[0,1]\to(0,\infty)$ be a continuous function and $$a_n=\int^1_0x^p\sqrt[n]{f(x)}dx,n\in\mathbb N,n\ge2.$$ Demonstrate that: a) $\lim_{n\to\infty}a_n=\frac1{p+1}$ b) $\lim_{n\to\infty}((p+1)a_n)^n=\exp\left((p+1)\int^1_0x^p\ln f(x)dx\right)$ [i]Proposed by Nicolae Papacu[/i]

Find all pairs $(a,b)$ of positive integers such that $a^{2017}+b$ is a multiple of $ab$.

Find all nonzero polynomials $P(x)$ with integers coefficients that satisfy the following property: whenever $a$ and $b$ are relatively prime integers, then $P(a)$ and $P(b)$ are relatively prime as well. Prove that your answer is correct. (Two integers are [b]relatively prime[/b] if they have no common prime factors. For example, $-70$ and $99$ are relatively prime, while $-70$ and $15$ are not relatively prime.)

Given an angle with the vertex $O$ and a circle touching its sides in the points $A$ and $B$. A ray is drawn from the point $A$ parallel to $[OB)$. It intersects with the circumference in the point $C$. The segment $[OC]$ intersects the circumference in the point $E$. The straight lines $(AE)$ and $(OB)$ intersect in the point $K$. Prove that $|OK| = |KB|$.

Find all the solutions $(a, b, c)$ in the natural numbers, verifying $1\le a \le b \le c$, of the equation$$\frac34=\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}.$$

[asy] draw((-2,1)--(2,1)--(2,-1)--(-2,-1)--cycle); draw((0,0)--(0,-1)--(-2,-1)--(-2,0)--cycle); label("$F$",(0,0),E); label("$A$",(-2,1),W); label("$B$",(2,1),E); label("$C$", (2,-1),E); label("$D$",(-2,-1),WSW); label("$E$",(-2,0),W); label("$G$",(0,-1),S); //Credit to TheMaskedMagician for the diagram [/asy] If rectangle $ABCD$ has area $72$ square meters and $E$ and $G$ are the midpoints of sides $AD$ and $CD$, respectively, then the area of rectangle $DEFG$ in square meters is $\textbf{(A) }8\qquad\textbf{(B) }9\qquad\textbf{(C) }12\qquad\textbf{(D) }18\qquad\textbf{(E) }24$

If $\log_7 \Big(\log_3 (\log_2 x) \Big) = 0$, then $x^{-1/2}$ equals $\displaystyle \text{(A)} \ \frac{1}{3} \qquad \text{(B)} \ \frac{1}{2 \sqrt 3} \qquad \text{(C)} \ \frac{1}{3 \sqrt 3} \qquad \text{(D)} \ \frac{1}{\sqrt{42}} \qquad \text{(E)} \ \text{none of these}$

Prove that for some positive integer \(N\), \(N\) points can be chosen on a circle such that there are at least \(1000N^2\) unordered quadruples \((A,B,C,D)\) of distinct selected points for which \(\displaystyle \frac{AC}{BC} = \frac{AD}{BD}\).

Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral such that $|AD| =|BD|$ and let $M$ be the intersection of its diagonals. Furthermore, let $N$ be the second intersection of the diagonal $AC$ with the circle passing through points $B, M$ and the center of the circle inscribed in triangle $BCM$. Prove that $AN \cdot NC = CD \cdot BN$

Find all continuous functions $f:[0,1]\to [0,1]$ for which there exists a positive integer $n$ such that $f^{n}(x)=x$ for $x \in [0,1]$ where $f^{0} (x)=x$ and $f^{k+1}=f(f^{k}(x))$ for every positive integer $k$.

Prove that it is possible to place $2n(2n + 1)$ parallelepipedic (rectangular) pieces of soap of dimensions $1 \times 2 \times (n + 1)$ in a cubic box with edge $2n + 1$ if and only if $n$ is even or $n = 1$. [i]Remark[/i]. It is assumed that the edges of the pieces of soap are parallel to the edges of the box.

Let $p$ be a prime number, and define a sequence by: $x_i=i$ for $i=,0,1,2...,p-1$ and $x_n=x_{n-1}+x_{n-p}$ for $n \geq p$ Find the remainder when $x_{p^3}$ is divided by $p$.

[b]p1.[/b] Suppose that $a \oplus b = ab - a - b$. Find the value of $$((1 \oplus 2) \oplus (3 \oplus 4)) \oplus 5.$$ [b]p2.[/b] Neethin scores a $59$ on his number theory test. He proceeds to score a $17$, $23$, and $34$ on the next three tests. What score must he achieve on his next test to earn an overall average of $60$ across all five tests? [b]p3.[/b] Consider a triangle with side lengths $28$ and $39$. Find the number of possible integer lengths of the third side. [b]p4.[/b] Nithin is thinking of a number. He says that it is an odd two digit number where both of its digits are prime, and that the number is divisible by the sum of its digits. What is the sum of all possible numbers Nithin might be thinking of? [b]p5.[/b] Dora sees a fire burning on the dance floor. She calls her friends to warn them to stay away. During the first pminute Dora calls Poonam and Serena. During the second minute, Poonam and Serena call two more friends each, and so does Dora. This process continues, with each person calling two new friends every minute. How many total people would know of the fire after $6$ minutes? [b]p6.[/b] Charlotte writes all the positive integers $n$ that leave a remainder of $2$ when $2018$ is divided by $n$. What is the sum of the numbers that she writes? [b]p7.[/b] Consider the following grid. Stefan the bug starts from the origin, and can move either to the right, diagonally in the positive direction, or upwards. In how many ways can he reach $(5, 5)$? [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/9/9/b9fdfdf604762ec529a1b90d663e289b36b3f2.png[/img] [b]p8.[/b] Let $a, b, c$ be positive numbers where $a^2 + b^2 + c^2 = 63$ and $2a + 3b + 6c = 21\sqrt7$. Find $\left( \frac{a}{c}\right)^{\frac{a}{b}} $. [b]p9.[/b] What is the sum of the distinct prime factors of $12^5 + 12^4 + 1$? [b]p10.[/b] Allen starts writing all permutations of the numbers $1$, $2$, $3$, $4$, $5$, $6$ $7$, $8$, $9$, $10$ on a blackboard. At one point he writes the permutation $9$, $4$, $3$, $1$, $2$, $5$, $6$, $7$, $8$, $10$. David points at the permutation and observes that for any two consecutive integers $i$ and $i+1$, all integers that appear in between these two integers in the permutation are all less than $i$. For example, $4$ and $5$ have only the numbers $3$, $1$, $2$ in between them. How many of the $10!$ permutations on the board satisfy this property that David observes? [b]p11.[/b] (Estimation) How many positive integers less than $2018$ can be expressed as the sum of $3$ square numbers? PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

A can of soup can feed $3$ adults or $5$ children. If there are $5$ cans of soup and $15$ children are fed, then how many adults would the remaining soup feed? $\text{(A)}\ 5 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 6 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 7 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 8 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 10$

$x,y\in\mathbb{R},(4x^3-3x)^2+(4y^3-3y)^2=1.\text { Find the maximum of } x+y.$

There are $2017$ lines in the plane such that no three of them go through the same point. Turbo the snail sits on a point on exactly one of the lines and starts sliding along the lines in the following fashion: she moves on a given line until she reaches an intersection of two lines. At the intersection, she follows her journey on the other line turning left or right, alternating her choice at each intersection point she reaches. She can only change direction at an intersection point. Can there exist a line segment through which she passes in both directions during her journey?

Show that the equation $\sqrt{2-x^2}+\sqrt[3]{3-x^3}=0$ has no real roots.

Triangles $OAB,OBC,OCD$ are isoceles triangles with $\angle OAB=\angle OBC=\angle OCD=\angle 90^o$. Find the area of the triangle $OAB$ if the area of the triangle $OCD$ is 12.

Medians $AA_1, BB_1, CC_1$ and altitudes $AA_2, BB_2, CC_2$ are drawn in triangle $ABC$ . Prove that the length of the broken line $A_1B_2C_1A_2B_1C_2A_1$ is equal to the perimeter of triangle $ABC$.